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A Giant Trichobezoar Causing Rapunzel Syndrome in a 12-year-old Female

Bezoar is a tightly packed collection of undigested material that is unable to exit the stomach. Most bezoars are of indigestible organic matter such as hair-trichobezoars; or vegetable and fruit–phytobezoars; or a combination of both. Trichobezoars commonly occur in patients with psychiatric distur...

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Autores principales: Kawoosa, Nadeem Ul Nazeer, Zargar, Babar Rashid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22021959
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.85401